Causes to the American Civil War Summative

What happened after South Carolina left the Union in December 1860?

• Several other southern states also left the Union

• Lincoln was re-elected

• The North surrendered

• The Dred Scott decision was overturned

What was the main fear of southern leaders after Lincoln’s election in 1860?

• They had lost political power and believed slavery would eventually be abolished

• They would lose economic power

• They would have to pay higher taxes

• They would be forced to move west

How did the attack on Charles Sumner affect Americans' views on political disagreements?

• Americans saw that political disagreements were turning violent, increasing fear and mistrust

• Americans became more hopeful

• Americans ignored political disagreements

• Americans started supporting slavery

Explain how the Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the event known as "Bleeding Kansas."

• Pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers rushed into Kansas, causing violence

• Kansas was immediately made a free state

• The Republican Party was formed in Kansas

• Kansas was divided into two separate states

What was the main cause of the Missouri Compromise in 1820?

• The United States was adding new territories and people argued over whether slavery would spread westward.

• The United States wanted to increase taxes.

• The United States was fighting a war with Britain.

• The United States was changing its government system.

What compromise was created during the Constitutional Convention to help keep the country united?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Why did the Missouri Compromise only delay conflict instead of solving it?

• Because it made everyone happy.

• Because every new territory created another argument over slavery and political power.

• Because it banned slavery everywhere.

• Because it gave more power to the South.

How did groups in the North respond to the Fugitive Slave Act in 1851?

• They helped protect runaway enslaved people.

• They supported the law and arrested runaways.

• They ignored the law completely.

• They moved to the South.

Explain how repeated compromises between the North and South affected the outbreak of the Civil War.

• They delayed conflict, but each event increased anger, fear, and mistrust until war broke out in 1861.

• They solved all disagreements and prevented war.

• They made both sides more willing to cooperate.

• They led to immediate peace and unity.

Why did northern voters support Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election?

• He promised to stop the spread of slavery into western territories

• He wanted to abolish slavery immediately

• He supported southern slave states

• He promised to lower taxes